IBPS PO Mock Test 8 - Online MCQ Exam

Direction : Two statements I and II are given. These statement may be either independent causes or may be effects of independent causes or a common cause. One of these statements may be the effect of the other statements. Read both the statements and decide which of the following answer choice correctly depicts the relationship between these two statements. Mark answer : I. Majority of the students in the college expressed their opinion against the college authority's decision to break away from the university and become autonomous. II. The university authorities have expressed their inability to provide grants to its constituent colleges.

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Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect
Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect
Both the statements I and II are independent causes
Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes
Both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause

The average of $n$ numbers is $a$. If the first number is increased by \$1$, second by \$2$, third by \$3$, and so on, find the new average.

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$a + \frac{n}{2}$ $a + \frac{n}{2}$
$a + \frac{n+1}{2}$ $a + \frac{n+1}{2}$
$a + n$ $a + n$
$a + \frac{n-1}{2}$ $a + \frac{n-1}{2}$

In which of the following pair of integers, the first integer is not on the left of the other integer on the number line? Competency Based Question

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A) (-3, – 4) A) (-3, – 4)
B) (-1, 10) B) (-1, 10)
C) (-6, 0) C) (-6, 0)
D) (-5, 3) (-3, – 4) Assertion-Reason Questions

Direction : Two statements I and II are given. These statement may be either independent causes or may be effects of independent causes or a common cause. One of these statements may be the effect of the other statements. Read both the statements and decide which of the following answer choice correctly depicts the relationship between these two statements. Mark answer : I. The Central Government has recently declared to finish the rebate on farming. II. The Central Government faced financial loss on account of giving rebate on farming for the last few years.

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If statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect.
If statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect.
If both the statements I and II are independent causes.
If both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes.
If both the statement I and II are effects of some common cause.

A cinema show which is held in the afternoon.

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Propensity Propensity
Retaliate Retaliate
Matinee Matinee
Eternal Eternal

The value of 3π ⁄ 4 into degrees should be:

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120° 120°
150° 150°
135° 135°
90° 90°

How many cubes will have green colour on two sides and rest of the four sides having no colour ?

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12 12
10 10
8 8
4 4

The quotient of -144 and -12 is:

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12 12
−12 −12
16 16
−16 −16

Arrange the following expressions in descending (decreasing) order of their values:

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A) 73 + 27 A) 73 + 27
B) 110 – 20 B) 110 – 20
C) 70 × 2 C) 70 × 2
D) 180 ÷ 3 D) 180 ÷ 3

Statement: Should the railways in India be privatized in a phased manner like other public sector enterprises? Arguments: Yes. This is the only way to bring in competitiveness and provide better services to the public. No. This will pose a threat to the national security of our country as multinationals will enter into the fray.

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Only argument I is strong Only argument I is strong
Only argument II is strong Only argument II is strong
Either I or II is strong Either I or II is strong
Neither I nor II is strong Neither I nor II is strong
Both I and II are strong Both I and II are strong

Synonym of Enigma is _____________?

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Question Question
Puzzle Puzzle
Answer Answer
Content Content

She exclaimed with sorrow that was a very miserable plight.

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She said with sorrow, "What a pity it is."
She said, "What a mystery it is." She said, "What a mystery it is."
She said, "What a miserable sight it is."
She said, "What a miserable plight it is."

I enclose P : and the postage Q : a postal order R : the price of books S : which will cover The Proper sequence should be:

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RPSQ RPSQ
QSPR QSPR
QSRP QSRP
QPSR QPSR

A system of equations having a common solution is called a system of:

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CGS system CGS system
MKS system MKS system
simultaneous equations simultaneous equations
hyperbolic equations hyperbolic equations

In a code, 'sun shines bright' = 'da fa ga', 'moon shines night' = 'fa ha ia', 'night is dark' = 'ia ja ka'. What is the code for 'sun'?

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fa fa
ha ha
ia ia
da da

He asked me why I was late.

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He asked me, "Why are you late?" He asked me, "Why are you late?"
He asked me, "Why I was late?" He asked me, "Why I was late?"
He asked me, "Why you are late?" He asked me, "Why you are late?"
He asked me, "Why am I late?" He asked me, "Why am I late?"

Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Give answer : Statements : Players who break various records in a fair way get special prizes. Player X broke the world record but was found to be under the influence of a prohibited drug. Conclusions : I. X will get the special prize. II. X will not get the special prize.

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Only conclusion I follows Only conclusion I follows
Only conclusion II follows Only conclusion II follows
Either I or II follows Either I or II follows
Neither I nor II follows Neither I nor II follows
Both I and II follow Both I and II follow

The denominator of a fraction is 1 less than twice the numerator. If the numerator and denominator are both increased by 1, the fraction becomes 3/5. Find the fraction?

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2/3 2/3
3/5 3/5
4/7 4/7
5/9 5/9
None of these None of these

Question : Among A, B, C, D and E, who is in the middle while standing in a row ? Statements : I. C, who is third to the left of D, is to the immediate right of A and second to the left of E. II. C is second to the left of E, who is not at any of the ends and who is third to the right of A. D is at one of the ends.

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I alone is sufficient while II alone is not sufficient
II alone is sufficient while I alone is not sufficient
Either I or II is sufficient Either I or II is sufficient
Neither I nor II is sufficient Neither I nor II is sufficient
Both I and II are sufficient Both I and II are sufficient

Which pronoun agrees with “everyone”?

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Their Their
They They
His or her His or her
Them Them

Ghafoor went to the stationers and bought things worth Rs. 25, out of which 30 paise went on sales tax on taxable purchases. If the tax rate was 6%, then what was the cost of the tax free items?

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Rs. 15 Rs. 15
Rs. 15.70 Rs. 15.70
Rs. 19.70 Rs. 19.70
Rs. 20 Rs. 20

Statement : A large number of students who have passed their XII Std. terminal examination in the country could not get admission to colleges as the number of seats available are grossly inadequate. Courses of Action : I. The evaluation system of XII Std. terminal examination should be made more tough so that fewer students pass the examination. II. The Government should encourage the private sector to open new colleges by providing them land at cheaper rate. III. The rich people should be asked to send their wards to foreign countries for higher studies enabling the needy students to get admission in colleges within the country.

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Only I follows Only I follows
Only II follows Only II follows
Only I and II follow Only I and II follow
Only II and III follow Only II and III follow
None of these None of these

The equivalent fraction of $\frac{20}{36}$ with denominator 9 is

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A) $\frac{4}{9}$ A) $\frac{4}{9}$
B) $\frac{5}{9}$ B) $\frac{5}{9}$
C) $\frac{7}{9}$ C) $\frac{7}{9}$
D) $\frac{8}{9}$ (\frac{5}{9}\) D) $\frac{8}{9}$ (\frac{5}{9}\)

PESTICIDE : PLANT : :

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Injection : Disease Injection : Disease
Vaccination : Body Vaccination : Body
Medicine : Cure Medicine : Cure
Teacher : Student Teacher : Student

Question : Can Ritesh retire from office X in January 2006, with full pension benefits ? Statements : I. Ritesh will complete 30 years of service in office X in April 2000 and desires to retire. II. As per office X rules, an employee has to complete minimum 30 years of service and attain age of 60. Ritesh has 3 years to complete age of 60.

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I alone is sufficient while II alone is not sufficient
II alone is sufficient while I alone is not sufficient
Either I or II is sufficient Either I or II is sufficient
Neither I nor II is sufficient Neither I nor II is sufficient
Both I and II are sufficient Both I and II are sufficient

Pawan said to me, "If I hear any news, I'll phone you."

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Pawan told me that if he heard any news, he will phone me.
Pawan told me that if he will hear my news, he will phone me.
Pawan told me that if he had heard any news, he would phone me.
Pawan told me that if he heard any news, he would phone me.

Ramees buys good worth Rs. 6650. He gets a rebate of 6% on it. After getting the rebate, he pays sales tax @ 10%. Find the amount he will have to pay for the goods.

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Rs. 6876.10 Rs. 6876.10
Rs. 6999.20 Rs. 6999.20
Rs. 6654 Rs. 6654
Rs. 7000 Rs. 7000

Area of a rectangle with length \$8$ cm and width \$5$ cm is:

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30 cm² 30 cm²
35 cm² 35 cm²
38 cm² 38 cm²
40 cm² 40 cm²

Synonym of Prudence is____________?

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Judgement Judgement
Folly Folly
Recklessness Recklessness
Incapable Incapable

A circular wire of radius 42 cm is cut and bent in the form of a rectangle whose sides are in the ration of 6:5 The smaller side if the rectangle is:_________?

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30 cm 30 cm
60 cm 60 cm
72 cm 72 cm
132 cm 132 cm

A leak in the bottom of a tank can empty the full tank in 6 hrs. An inlet pipe fills water at the rate of 4 lit. a minute. When the tank is full, the inlet is opened and due to the leak, the tank is empty in 8 hrs. The capacity of the tank in liters is_________?

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5,750 litres 5,750 litres
5,760 litres 5,760 litres
6,890 litres 6,890 litres
None of these None of these

If MYSTERY is coded as NZTUFSZ using +1 shift, what is ADVENTURE coded as?

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ADVENTURE ADVENTURE
BEWFOUVSF BEWFOUVSF
BEWFOUVSF BEWFOUVSF
NZTUFSZ NZTUFSZ

The difference between CI and SI increases with?

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Principal Principal
Rate Rate
Both A and B Both A and B
Time Time

One top can fill a cistern in 2 hours and another can empty the cistern in 3 hours. How long will they take to fill the cistern if both the taps are opened?

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5 Hours 5 Hours
6 Hours 6 Hours
7 Hours 7 Hours
8 Hours 8 Hours

A and B are brothers. C is A's son. What is B to C?

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Uncle Uncle
Father Father
Brother Brother
Cousin Cousin

Sports : Logo : : Nation : ______________?

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Anthem Anthem
Ruler Ruler
Animal Animal
Emblem Emblem

Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Give answer : Statement : "Computer education should start at schools itself." Assumptions : I. Learning computers is easy. II. Computer education fetches jobs easily.

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Only assumption I is implicit Only assumption I is implicit
Only assumption II is implicit Only assumption II is implicit
Either I or II is implicit Either I or II is implicit
Neither I nor II is implicit Neither I nor II is implicit
Both I and II are implicit Both I and II are implicit

Dancer is related to Stage in the same way as Minister is related to?

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Pulpit Pulpit
Assembly Assembly
Parliament Parliament
State State

Statements: L = M, M ≠ N. Conclusions: I. L ≠ N II. L = N. Which is definitely true?

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Only I Only I
Only II Only II
Either I or II Either I or II
Neither Neither

we had ...... wonderful time at the party last night.

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such a such a
so so
such such
very very

XXIV, XX, __, XII, VIII. What number should fill the blank?

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XXII XXII
XIII XIII
XVI XVI
IV IV

FINGER : HAND :: BRANCH : ?

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Leaf Leaf
Wood Wood
Forest Forest
Tree Tree

If the value of tan 150 is 2 - √3, then what is the value of tan 150 cot 750 + tan 750 cot 150?

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14 14
-13 -13
21 21
-14 -14

A person was asked to subtract 25% of a number from the original but he subtracted 25 from the number. His answer was 25 more than correct one. What was the original number?

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160 160
180 180
225 225
200 200

One who is not easily pleased by anything

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Maiden Maiden
Mediaeval Mediaeval
Precarious Precarious
Fastidious Fastidious

If the total number of dots on opposite faces of a cubical block is always 7, find the figure which is correct.

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Your Answer:

1 1
2 2
3 3
4 4

Colgate has also set an ambitious aim of ......on 8% value shared of tooth paste market by then end of first years.

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cornering cornering
soliciting soliciting
disturbing disturbing
keeping keeping

Question: In a certain code, '13' means 'stop smoking' and '59' means 'injurious habit'. What do '9' and '5' mean respectively in that code ? Statements: '157' means 'stop bad habit'. '839' means 'smoking is injurious'.

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I alone is sufficient while II alone is not sufficient
II alone is sufficient while I alone is not sufficient
Either I or II is sufficient Either I or II is sufficient
Neither I nor II is sufficient Neither I nor II is sufficient
Both I and II are sufficient Both I and II are sufficient

What does “intuitive” signify?

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A feeling of extreme joy A feeling of extreme joy
Spontaneously derived from or prompted by a natural tendency
Having or showing arrogant superiority Having or showing arrogant superiority
Incapable of being avoided or prevented Incapable of being avoided or prevented

Look at this series: 2, 1, (1/2), (1/4), ... What number should come next?

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(1/3) (1/3)
(1/8) (1/8)
(2/8) (2/8)
(1/16) (1/16)

If the difference between three times and seven times of a number is equal to 36, what will be the number?

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9 9
4 4
1 1
8 8

Directions : Each of the following question consists of a statement followed by two arguments I and II. You have to decide which of the arguments is a STRONG arguments and which is a WEAK Argument. Statement : Should India engage into a dialogue with neighbouring countries to stop cross border tension? Arguments : I. Yes. This is the only way to reduce the cross border terrorism and stop loss of innocent lives. II. No. Neighbouring countries cannot be relied upon in such matters, they may still engage in subversive activities.

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Only argument I is strong Only argument I is strong
Only argument II is strong Only argument II is strong
Either I or II is strong Either I or II is strong
Neither I nor II is strong Neither I nor II is strong
Both I and II are strong Both I and II are strong

War : Death : : Smoke : __________?

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Burning Burning
Pollution Pollution
Fire Fire
Cigarette Cigarette

"He had to go . . . . . . . . square one."

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back to back to
under under
onto (on to) onto (on to)
over over

My friend said to me, "Has your father returned from Calcutta?"

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My friend said to me that my father has returned from Calcutta.
My friend asked me if my father had returned from Calcutta.
My friend told me that his father had returned from Calcutta.
My friend enquired me if his father had returned from Calcutta.

DGJ : KMO :: MPS : ?

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Your Answer:

TVX TVX
WUS WUS
XTV XTV
XVT XVT

It was until many years later that Gandhi became a rebel against authority.

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It was not until many years It was not until many years
It was till many years It was till many years
It was not many years It was not many years
Until It was many years Until It was many years
No correction required No correction required

The salary of a typist was at first raised by 10% and then the same was reduced by 5%. If he presently draws Rs.1045.What was his original salary?

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900 900
950 950
1000 1000
975 975

CI Amount on \$500 at 20% for 2 years?

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\$700 \$700
\$720 \$720
\$740 \$740
\$760 \$760

It being an ...... issue, it is not correct to introduce questions of morality in to the debate.

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moral moral
immoral immoral
amoral amoral
irrelevant irrelevant

If $x - 9 = 16$, find $x$

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22 22
23 23
24 24
25 25

A big rectangular plot of area 4320 Sq.m is divided into 3 square shaped smaller plots by fencing parallel to the smaller side of the plot. However, some area of land was still left as a square plot could not be formed. So 3 more square shaped plots were formed by fencing parallel to the longer side of the original plot. Such that no area of the plot was left a surplus. What are the dimensions of the original plot?

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160m × 27m 160m × 27m
240m × 18m 240m × 18m
120m × 36m 120m × 36m
135m × 32m 135m × 32m

If XYZ is shifted by -2, what is the result?

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UVW UVW
VWX VWX
WXY WXY
XYZ XYZ

At what price must an article costing Rs.47.50 be marked in order that after deducting 5% from the list price. It may be sold at a profit of 25% on the cost price?

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Rs.62.50 Rs.62.50
Rs.72.50 Rs.72.50
Rs.75.00 Rs.75.00
Rs.80.00 Rs.80.00

Arrange the words given below in a meaningful sequence. 1. Windows 2. Walls 3. Floor 4. Foundation 5. Roof 6. Room

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4, 1, 5, 6, 2, 3 4, 1, 5, 6, 2, 3
4, 2, 1, 5, 3, 6 4, 2, 1, 5, 3, 6
4, 3, 5, 6, 2, 1 4, 3, 5, 6, 2, 1
4, 5, 3, 2, 1, 6 4, 5, 3, 2, 1, 6

22, 24, 28, ?, 52, 84

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36 36
38 38
42 42
46 46

6, 20, 8, 14, 10, 8, 12, ... choose which pair of numbers comes next?

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14, 10 14, 10
2, 18 2, 18
4, 12 4, 12
2, 14 2, 14
14, 14 14, 14

Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Give answer : Statements : In a one day cricket match, the total runs made by a team were 200. Out of these 160 runs were made by spinners. Conclusions : I. 80% of the team consists of spinners. II. The opening batsmen were spinners.

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Only conclusion I follows Only conclusion I follows
Only conclusion II follows Only conclusion II follows
Either I or II follows Either I or II follows
Neither I nor II follows Neither I nor II follows
Both I and II follow Both I and II follow

She said, “I am studying now.”

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She said that he was studying then. She said that he was studying then.
She said that I was studying then. She said that I was studying then.
She said that I am studying then. She said that I am studying then.
She said that he was studying now. She said that he was studying now.

Sameena started a software business by investing Rs. 50,000. After six months, Nida joined her with a capital of Rs. 80,000. After 3 years, they earned a profit of Rs. 24,500. What was Saneena’s share in the profit?

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Rs. 9423 Rs. 9423
Rs. 10,250 Rs. 10,250
Rs. 12,500 Rs. 12,500
Rs. 14,000 Rs. 14,000
None of these None of these

Assertion (A) Sharper the tip, thinner will be the dot. Reason (R) A point determines a location.

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A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
C) A is true but R is false. C) A is true but R is false.
D) A is false but R is true. D) A is false but R is true.

The angle which is less than 180° and larger than 90° is classified as:

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obtuse angle obtuse angle
right angle right angle
reflex angle reflex angle
acute angle acute angle

Find the missing number: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, ?

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Your Answer:

30 30
32 32
33 33
34 34

Vince didn’t remember my birthday but you _____?

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Your Answer:

does does
did did
don’t don’t
have have

What is the square of \$9$?

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Your Answer:

72 72
79 79
81 81
90 90

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